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Caribbean Salt Baked Fish Recipe

Caribbean Salt Baked Fish Recipe featuring red snapper.

Caribbean Salt Baked Fish Recipe
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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • 4400g red snapper, gutted
  • Pinch Coarse ground black pepper (ideally Steenbergs)
  • 12 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 5kg Traditional sea salt (not normal table salt)

Caribbean Salt Baked Fish Recipe featuring red snapper.

Method

01
Pre-heat the oven to 220oC. Wash the fish and pat dry. Sprinkle the inside cavities of the fish well with the Steenbergs black pepper and stuff with parsley.
02
Spread on 2 baking trays with half the sea salt. Place the fish on the baking trays and cover with the remaining sea salt. Press the salt firmly around the fish and sprinkle with a little water. Bake for 15 minutes, then let the fish settle for 5 minutes.
03
To serve, remove the salt in large pieces and place the fish on plates. Serve with lemon wedges and new potatoes, tomato salad with balsamic vinaigrette.
04
Just before serving the new potatoes, season with sea salt and black pepper and pour on 1tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.